While known for its infinite riches, a recent press release issued by Beverly Hills Police tells of a multi-agency law enforcement raid on the city’s high school with drug dogs. See more here: Police Drug Dogs Outweigh Education at Beverly Hills High Rights, what are those again?

From its beaches to its mountains to its deserts, California really is the Golden State, rich with something for everyone. The state’s bevy of natural and manmade treasures are visually stunning and beautifully captured in a time lapse video created by Ryan & Sheri Killackey. more › Excerpt from: Experience ‘A Day In California’ Via Time Lapse Video

Ashley Tisdale was spoteed with a friend leaving the Byron & Tracey Salon in Beverly Hills, California, on Wednesday, January 4. Please give us a tweet, retweet or Facebook like if you enjoy our content! We love to get positive feedback!! Follow us on Twitter @dis411 and Like us on Facebook at Dis411. Go here to see the original: Ashley Tisdale Leaving Salon January 4, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/v/Uv6MpPHUPiw?version=3&f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata Lakers guard Kobe Bryant on win over Golden State Warriors See the article here: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant on win over Golden State Warriors

California gained the second-largest number of people of all states between Census Day 2010, and July 1, 2011, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released today. The Golden State gained 438,000 new Californians. Texas had the biggest population gain in the first set of Census Bureau population estimates to be published since the official 2010 Census state population counts last year. The nation experienced a population increase of just 2.8 million to 311.6 million, making for the lowest growth rate since before the Baby Boom. California remained the most populated state in America, with a July 1, 2011, population of 37.7 million, followed by Texas (25.7 million), New York (19.5 million), Florida (19.1 million) and Illinois (12.9 million). The 10 States with the largest numeric increase from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2011 were: Texas – 529,000 California – 438,000 Florida – 256,000 Georgia – 128,000 North Carolina – 121,000 Washington – 105,000 Virginia – 96,000 Arizona – 90,000 Colorado – 88,000 New York – 87,000 The U.S. Census Bureau will update city, county, state and national population numbers again in 2012. 438,000 NEW CALIFORNIANS! Read more: California Census Estimates 2011

Californians have had their fingers, toes and eyes crossed for a high-speed rail system that connects NorCal to SoCal, promising a more convenient and efficient means to travel the Golden State without ever preparing for take off. But recent news from the state’s legislative analyst indicates that this transportation dream may be merely that – a dream. more › Read more from the original source: Can Someone Please Loan California $98 Billion So We Can Have Our High-Speed Rail System? Thanks.

Some people will sleep on a sidewalk for the best Black Friday deals. Others have already started working out their mouse-clicking finger for Cyber Monday. But if neither scenario appeals to you, there is an alternative—Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday, conceived by American Express to help spotlight the efforts of local small businesses, comes at the beginning of the big holiday shopping sprint—this Saturday—and encourages shoppers not to bypass Main Street for the mega-mall. Patch recently profiled Tom’s Toys and A.sweeT. in an effort to highlight independent shops that call Beverly Hills home. Are there any other small businesses in town that you think locals should check out? Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . Read the original post: Support Your Favorite Small Business With a Patch Shout-Out

After a shopper pepper sprayed crowds at an L.A. Wal-Mart to grab her Xbox 360 , the LAPD has launched a manhunt for the bargain-hunting woman. The Los Angeles Police Department has provided a more complete description of the Black Friday Pepper Spray Bandit who terrorized shoppers at the Porter Ranch Wal-Mart location. LAPD detectives are asking Southern Californians for help in identifying the Latina female in her 30s, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, wearing a black sweater and black pants . Numerous L.A. Wal-Mart shoppers were treated for injuries after the pepper spray assault that sent the crowded store into terror and panic. LAPD detectives are reviewing Wal-Mart video surveillance and receipts to identify the suspect who has shocked the nation with her violent disregard for others in an attempt to purchase an Xbox gaming console on sale. The woman allegedly pepper sprayed children in the face to get first pick of the sale on Xbox 360s. According to witnesses fleeing the store, the pepper spray odor made it hard to breath.

“California” is a 2011 song about California by the electronic rock music artist Tom Ugly from Sydney, Australia. With a sound which many compare to Radiohead and Beck , Tom Ugly, 20, provides a rather straight-forward marijuana-laced vision of the Golden State in “California.” (This blog hears a few echoes of INXS in the ambiance of this rhythmic booty-shaker, incidentally.) “California, I never said I like it better California, although it’s true I like the weather California, the sun floats upon you like a feather California, and everything around you is hella stella La, La, La, La, La, La Land I want to go to California.” These are among the tamest lyrics in a song that dances on the ‘parental advisory’ line. “California” comes from the perspective of one who dreams of someday going to California but, in the meantime, meets someone who promises to take him on another kind of “trip.” The song is obviously geared toward the members of Generation Y , many of whom instantly think “pot” at the mere mention of the Golden State today. Considered a new anthem among cannabis circles, “California” by Tom Ugly is one of the edgiest songs about California to ever accompany twisting-one-up and toking. TOM UGLY

An 18-year-old man was found dead in a bed at a UCLA fraternity house Saturday afternoon. The Manhattan Beach man has been identified as Glen Parrish, and the cause of death is under investigation. Parrish was not a UCLA student. See the article here: Death At UCLA Frat House